Persian and Nepali Speaking countries
Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
India, Nepal
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Nepal
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
People's Republic of China
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Language Academy of Nepal
Interesting Facts
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Hindi
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Persian and Nepali as Minority Language
In Persian and Nepali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian and Nepali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
- Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
If you want to compare Persian and Nepali dialects, then you can go to Persian vs Nepali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Persian and Nepali Regulators
Persian and Nepali speaking countries provide you Persian and Nepali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan regulates Persian language.Nepali is regulated by Language Academy of Nepal. Also get to learn, Persian and Nepali Language History.
Persian and Nepali Continents
Thinking about Persian and Nepali continents in which Persian and Nepali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Persian and Nepali. Most of the Persian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Nepali speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Persian and Nepali languages:
Persian Interesting Facts:
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
Nepali Interesting Facts:
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
The Persian language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages whereas Persian language is similar to Hindi and derived from Sanskrit Language.